Genetic changes have decreased maize’s tolerance to severe heat stress and increased resilience to moderate heat stress (IMAGE)

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Genetic changes have decreased maize’s tolerance to severe heat stress and increased resilience to moderate heat stress

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Although current corn hybrids are more resilient to moderate heat stress than older hybrids, they exhibit less tolerance to severe heat stress that is expected to become more common due to climate change.

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